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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-11-12
Parlors That Crush Out Home
Life.

Did you ever hear Of tyrsnnical
parlors? The costly carpets and
curtains, the expensive ornaments,
give subdued tone to the room des-
tructive to real hospitality and good
times. A neigborhood social met
from house to house. One of the
members was bright hoy; his moth
er had one Of those tyraonical par.
'ors, given up to formality and short
calls. The bright 'oy said at one Of
the meetings: II would like to in.
vite you to my house. but We never
have good times 10 our stuck up
drawing room" The little fellow
felt the difference between his own
home surroundings aud that of some
others of the social club. At one
house the wise parents made the
parIor so attractive that the boys
and girls of the family said that they
would rather be at home than any.
where else" The carpet was n not too
nice to dance on or even to play
blind mans bluff. The chairs and
tables were not heavy and cumber.
some, but we're light enough to be
tucked away, leaving a clear place.
The children we're encouraged to get
up charades and tsbleanx. A magic
lantern exhibition added variety,
and now and then a card party.
But that was very wrong" says one
stern parent. No! Father aud
mother took hand in the game and
there was not so much danger the
children would seek questionable
pleasures in Improbable places.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-11-12
A Hint for the Boys.

rejoice to say | am a farmer.
Although young yet, can keep up
with my neighbors, l have always
lived upon a farm; my father is a
good farmer, and he has nice little
workshop, in which | FIRST learned
the use of tools. / can mend a
plow, wagon. sleigh, or an ox.chain,
sharpen and temper crowbar,
mako a gate and hang it. mend har'
nesses, boots. shoes, and tin pans,
repair and clean a clock and watch,
and on a pinch can wash, iron,
and darn stockings. My apprentice
ship was served in my fathers farm
shop on rainy days, where ! spent
my leisure time, instead Of resorting
to the village. This training has
given me love for hone, with skill
and ingenuity to keep things neat
and in repair, and to make home at
tractive TO myself and family
Highlander.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-11-12
lsrulll bling About Work.

These days we hear wonderful
sight Of complaining and grumbling
about hard work. If we believed
half we hear we would conclude that
our people are terribly hard work
ed The farmer has no end to his
talk about hard work. The me.
chanic complains as if he did all the
work of the country. The store.
keeper talks about being tired out
standing around on his feet all day.
The woman who does a little sewing
fuses about it as if she had a hard
aud dreary lot. The housekeeper
speaks about breaking her back
when she sweeps up the house and
cooks a meal or two Of victuals.
Hard work is the universal coin.
plant. There is too much Of such
lamentations. We never yet heard
Of anybody being killed by work.
We are very sure that nohc of those
who are now making such an ontcry
will die from any such cause. Very
few people here know what good,
honest hard work ie. People should
expect to work and should he glad
to have something to do. It is
healthy and brings about content.
ment. A man with nothing to do
must be miserable. We hear some
persons groaning and gaspiog about
the terrible hard work they do when
we could perform what they call
days work inside of an hour and do
it we'll in that time. 1t is blessed
thing to work. The country would he
better off if more of it was done and
there was less talk about it.-Abbe-
vile S. C.. Medium.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-11-12

Emperor Williams continued i'll.
ness causes great anxiety through
out Germany. The fact that the
aged monarch does not throw of
the effects OF HE cold SO readily as on
former occasions, leads to the ap.
prehension that liis vitality is be-
coming seriously impaired. The
Crown Prince holds himself prepar.
ed to retorn to Berlin from the
South at a moments notice. His
throat is said to be improving, and
there is no doubt his voice at least
is stronger than for sone time back.
There is not any great belief in his
complete recovery, notwithstanding
occasional temporary Improvements.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-11-12

The Southern Industry, organ Of
the Knights Of Labor, referring to
the Bund Fuer Freheit und Recht
an exclusive association of German
speaking people. whose objects are
opposition to the sunday law, high
license and prohibition. says: "The
Industry will ever oppose the bring
ing of nationality. creed or color
into A mcrican politics, and we claim
that 10 this we voice the sentiments
of every trne citizen OF this American
Kewbllc. There is hut one class
Dc citizens in this country, the
mericau citizen, and every man
vested with the right o. citizenship
votes as an American. claims his
right as an American, and is pro
tected as an American. The meu
selected to represent the people in
the national, State aud municipal
governments leg'sIate for Americans
and none other"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-11-12
The Wife Of n Russian Prlest.

There is only one happy woman
in Rusaia-the priests wite-ani it
is q common mode Of expression to
say, As happy as a priests wife"
The reason why she is so happy il
because her husbands position de-
pends upon her. If she dies he il
deposed and becomes mere layman.
and his property is taken away from
him and distributed, half to his
children end half to his government.
This dreadful contingency makes
the Russian priest careful to get .
healthy wife if he can, and makes
him take extraordinary good care Of
her after he has secured her. he
waits upon her in the most ahect
way. She must never get her feet
wet, aud she is petted and put in hot
blankets if she has go much as q cold
in her head 1t is the greatest pos
sib,e good fortune for q girl to marry
a priest-in6nitely better than to be-
the wife Of a noble.--London Ex.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-11-12
killing Beef for Hebrews.

As is we'll known, the Israelites
are very particular as to the use Of
butchers meat, which, in order to be
kosher-i. e., to comply with the
ritual requiremepts--ought not to
be killed only in the presence of, but
by person Of the faith. specially
appointed for the purpose. Com
plants in this respect have been of
frequent occurrence, many butchers
or dealers Of pane and fowl offering
their Jewish clients "unclean" meat.
At recent trial of this kind in
Berlin the rabbi Of the principal
synagogue was called upon the stand
and testified a. follows: The Mosaic
law requires that the Jew butcher
be person Of. good reputation and
morals, aud, after undergoing an ex.
animation by the rabbi, should only
exercise this particular function on
the strength Of a certificate. Ono
Of the tests OF his fitness for the
place consists in promptly resharp.
ening q knife which the rabbi has
purposely blunted. During the act
Of butchering he has to cay certain
prayers; he must see that the blood
falls upon the ashes Of peat, and.
above all things, he must avoid being
touched BY any one while in the act,
this in itself rendering the slaugh.
tered animal unclean. He is required
to put his seal Upon the carcass. Civ.
ing the date on which the animal 10
killed. No Israelite is permitted to
eat fowl which has been killed moro
than three days BEFORE - Paris
American Register.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-11-12

Jenny Lind (Madame Goldsmith),
the celebrated Swedish singer, 10
dead. She was sixty years Of age.
She had been seriously i'll for sotno
time. She retired from the stage
after her msrriage in America in
1852. bat reappeared at various
concerts afterward to aid charities.
She has not appeared in public since
1865.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-11-12
McEncry C"nfrs>e-. Hut Does
Net Repent.


| 1t inv ties all to participate and to discuss
matters and to have say i'll everything
that pertains to the interest Of the party
Gov. McEnery. at Robeline, Nov. 8, 1887
No words Of more merited con
demnation conld have been uttered
against Governor McEnery than
these words which have, ,unguardedly
fallen from his oTn lips. No more
burning criticism could be made OF
his whole administration than the
simple statement Of the plain Dem.
ocratic doctrine which the governor
has stated. BY his own confession
he stands convicted Of the charges
made against him. There is not a
parish. Or ward in any parish, OF
this State where he has not, in the
most insoent manner, accentuated
his policy Of exclasivism. What
governor cf Louisiana has ever, like
him, surrounded himself with a Sc
Icct coterie of political advisers.
from whom alone he took counsel,
ard whom alone he allowed to parti
'iplte in the discussion of matters
essential to the interest of the party?
Has not the writer of this article,
who claims TO be as good a Demo.
crat as any that parade their Dem.
ocracy under the banner of the
administration, been himself, with
thousands of other good Democrats,
excluded from all participation il
the councils Of the Democratic party.
for no other reason but that he was
not a McEncry Democrat
Who Is the Democrat in the State
of Louisiana tI,at has not felt the
avengiae hand Of this administration
for having dared to prefer another
candidate than S. D. McEuery for
reuominatiou and re election as gov
ernor Of Louisiana ? TO what other
cause can be attributed the general
and open revolt OF the thousands
Of Democratic voters in the State OF
Louisiana, against this administra
ton. if not to the undisguised favor.
itism aud exclusiyis.n OF our present
governor.
1t is hut recently that our Ring
governor has become a convert to
the Democratic party. OF inviting all
Democrats to participate and to have
Il say in everything that pertains to
the party. Had he advocated that
policy sooner, had he carried it into
practical operation, he would not he
where he is today, in open autagon-
ism VITA the purest and most intelli
gent elements of the Democratic
party. Had he represented the
Democratic party in the gubernato.
rial chair. he would no. be to day
the pet governor of the administra.
ton ring only, but he would be the
honored and respected representa-
tive of the united Democracy Of
Louisiana.
To-day he stands selfcontessed Of
his crimes against the Democracy Of
Louisiana. The charges Of person.
alism and exclusiyism have been
repeatedly admitted by himself and
his friends. Does he repent? Does
he promise to reform 10 this respect ?
His speeches, which are nothing bnl
slanderous assaults against major
ity of the Democracy Of Louisiana,
are proof enough that if elected we
can expect nothing from him but
repetition Of his old sins against
right and Democracy.-~Lake Charles
Commercial.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-11-12

Here is an Indian yarn" The
story goes that young ,nan in
AlIahabed proposed to young lady
in Calcutta by telegraph. adding,
Answer yea or no at my expense.
She sent him six hundred words Of
explanation, without coming to any
conclusion.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-11-12

Grrtna Courier: Father Fraering
returning from Waggaman Thursday
last describes things y booming. par
ticularly is the care crop very fine.
Mr.. ILebenf has the champion yield
this season. Grinding will continue
nix weeks lOngcr.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-11-12

The POLICEGAZETyEw,ll
be mailed, securely wrapped, to any
address in the United States fo,
three months on reccip. of
0 n E D IL A R.
Liberal discount allowed to poet
masters, agents aud clubs. Sample
copies mailed free.
Address al! orders to
RICHARD K. FOX.
Franklin Square, n Y.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-11-12

There are some men formed with
feelings so blunt that they can hardly
be said to he awake during the whole
course Of their lives.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-11-12

Table talk-Spirit rappiugs.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-04-11
STEAMER LIKELTKE.

Davis, COmmanueI;
Leaves Honolulu every Monday al P NJ tor
*K@unak? ka, Kahului, Huelo. Hama and
kipanulu every week; Keanae, MOkuIau and Nun
every other week. Returning, will stop at the
above ports, arriving back Saturday mornings
For mails ana passengers only.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-04-11
II. J. NOLTE.
94-ff

line of business IN San Francisco, and we are
prepared 10 fill orders of all kinds in our line
SPECIALITY in PACKING all kinds Of FRUIT
for long distance markets.
Your Patronage is Solicited
545 marlO2S
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-04-11

There are over four hundred sale
IN Cairo, Egypt, where few years
not one was open. Most OF them
owned by Englishmen.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-04-11
SUBSCRIPTIONS {:
CAPE COD WOMEN.

Payable Invariably IN Advance
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-04-11

ID UILDERS OF STEAM MACHINERY, IN ALI
ID its branches; Steamboat Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers, High Pressure or Com
pound.
STEAM VESSELS of all kinds built complete
with hulls of wood, iron or composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when adj
visable.
STEAM LAUNCHES Barges and Steam Tugs con-
structed with reference to the trade in which
they to be employed Speed, tonnage and
draft of water guaranteed.
SUGAR MILLS and Sugar Making Machinery
made after the most approved plans. Also, all
Boiler iron Work connected Herewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any
size, made in suitable lengths for connecting
together, or Sheets Rolled Punched and Packed
for shipment, ready to be riveted on the
ground
HYDRAULIC RIVETING, Boiler Work and
Water Pipes made by this establishment. riv-
eted by hydraulic riveung machinery, that
quality of work being far superior 10 nand
Work.
SHIP WORK, Ship and Steam Capstans, Stei .
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps,
after the most approved plans. -
SOLE AGENTS and manufacturers for the Pa
cifc Coast of the Heme Safety Boiler.
PUMPS-Direct Acting Pumps for irrigation or
city works purposes, built with the celebrated
Davy Valve Motion, superior TO any other
pump.
j. N. S. WILLIAMS. ..Honolulu
Room No. 3, upstairs, Spreckels' Block,
551mar12d&wtf Agent for Hawaiian islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-04-11
WILDER'S STEAMSHIP co.,
IiKAiE ted.
Limited.
STEAMER KINAU.
Lorenzen, Commander,

ouching at Lahaina, Maalaea, Makena, Manu-
kona, kaw aIhGe LaupaiiOehoe. HiIo and keauhou:
Commencing on MONDA Y, July &c, 1856, and
on every alternate Monday at p. m, the Kinau
viii make the VOLCANO TRIP, reaching Keau-
hou on Wednesday morning, where horses and
carriages are in waiting to convey passengers to
the VOLCANO HOUSE Give miles in the saddle
and nine miles by carriage).
Passengers by this route will have two days
and two nights at the VOLCANO HOUSE.
TICKETS FOR THE ROUND TRIP TO THE
VOLCANO, FIFTY DOLLARS, WHICH PAYS
ALL CHA RGES.
The KinaU will arrive in Honolulu Sunday
mornings on Volcano Trips. On HIlo trips vii
leave Honolulu on Tuesdays, and return Saturday
morning.
PASSENGER TRAINS viii connect with the
Kinau Mahukona
The Kinau WILL TOUCH at Honokaia and
Paanhau on down trips from Hflo for Passengers
If a signal is made from the shore.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-04-11

W H. TAYLOR. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT President
JOS. MOORE. .SuIerinte nde MT
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-04-11
STEAMER MOKOLII,

a
tMcGregor, Commander),
Leaves for the following ports every alternate
Monday at p.
Commencing August TO Lanai, KamaIo. Pu-
koo, Lahaina. Olowalu. Returning to Lahaina,
PukQo, Kamalo. Lanai, arriving at Honolulu Sat
urday morning.
Com 4nencing August 9-To Kaunakakai Kama
10, PukoO, Halawa, Wailau, Pelekunu, KaIeupapa.
Returning to PukoO, LahHina, Oiowalu, Lahaina,
Fuko0 Kamal0, Kaunakakai, arriving a. HoGo-
lulu Saturday morning.
Eas- The Company will not be responsible Tor
any freight or packages unless rcceipted for, nor
for personal baggage unless plainly marked. Not
responsible for money or jewelry unless placed in
barge of the Purser.
All possible care viii be taken of Live Stock but
the Company will not assume any risk of accident
SAINT q. WILDER, President
5. B. ROSE, Secretary.
OFFICE-Corner Fort and Queen streets.
Al
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-04-11

Experiments in tobacco cult
South Florida. says the Saw
Ne,os. have been made with enco
inc results on limited scale.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-12
A VOID BOND.
Especial to the Avalanche.

Especial to the Avalanche.
Little Rock, Ark, Feb. 5.-The
supreme court rendered o decis.
ion In the Churchill treasury de.
falcation to-day, substantially af.
firming the decision Of the chan
cellor made some time ago. The
history of the case in brief is as
follows: Gen. Churchill was
treasurer of the State three terms
and for each term made separate
bonds. Certain names were eras.
ed from the first and third bonds
without the consent or knowledge
of the other bondsmen, and for
this reason Judge Carroll held
these bonds void. This decision
was affirmed by the supreme court
this morning so far as concerned
the bond far the final and third
terms. Upon the second bond
the sureities will be obliged to
pay about $4,000, that bond being
held valid. Judgment is held
against Treasurer Churchill for the
full amount sued for on all the
bonds, the amount being about
s1l4,OOO.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-12

not scenery or climate, for each OF
these was a common occurrence
but | soon got acquainted, and in
less than two weeks had been
addressed two times as Colonel -
| now enjoy the South very much.
Fruits of all kinds grow here
and are used for eating purposes
almost exclusively. The apple.
the peach, the Hubbard squash,
the grape, the octoroon, the pecan,
the ounce, the persimmon and
the opOssum grow here. Figs do
not mature In this latitude.
This is a great country for lung
diseases. People with fractional
lungs come here from every quar-.
ter Of the globe. There are so
many people here with lung dis.
eases that a man who is simply
bald headed does not at once OBJ
tain recognition.
The water is very good for drin.
king purposes, and / have always
heard it highly spoken of.
Tho weather is sometimes vari.
able, and then again for q little
while il will be very uniform. One
day you will see me playing lawn
tennis in a jaunty suit of flannel,
which shows to great advantage
my easy movements and heavlng
chest, and on the following day
you may find me coiled aronnd a
red.hot stove waiting till the
clouds roll by.
But it is said to be good for lung
troubles, and many people who
came here years ago to die have
been reprieved and relieved. There
is no question about that. But
you will find that the houses built
here for rent or sale are made to
admit the bulk of Gods free ali
and no questions asked. If you
want to see a robust climate come
in under the floor and lash tho
carpet into angry billows a foo
high, come here and hire perfo
rated house. Yours in good faith
Col. BILL NYE.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-12
POSTAL DIRECTIONS.


All postage must be paid By
stamp.
Letters in the United States per
ounce, 2 cents.
Drop letters, half ounce, / cent.
Registered letters, 10 cents and
proper postage.
Pamphlets, newspapers, mag,-
zines, books, posters, ETC., each 4
ounce or fraction, l cent.
Printed cards, blanks, seeds,
merchandise, 1 cent per ounce.
All matter not at letter rates
must be prepaid in full, wrapped
so that it can be examined without
destroying the wrapper.
Liquids, poison, explosives and
other dangerous matter excluded.
Unpaid letters are sent to the
Dead Letter Office.
Letters part paid forwarded, bal
ance collected of the receiver.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-12

remains. To the right is a noble
lady holding a little boy by the
hand. while the cut OF her dress
displays the contour of beautiful
shoulders aud muscular arms,
The British Museum offered Sig
nor Olivieri $4,000 for the work
of art, but as 1t is an heirloom
from his father he cannot part
with it. 1t has been packed in a
queer safe, made to order, which
is about eight inches high and on
ly large enough to hold. the picture.
1t was being packed yesterday to
be shipped to the Boston Art Mu.
scum.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-12
One of Wars Wrongs.

Gen. Stones death recalls to
older heads a dark chapter in
American history. This chapter
records the disaster of Balls Bluff,
Oct. 21, 1861, and its consequences
to Gen. Stone during the civil war.
Ball's Bluff is thirty-three miles
above Washington, on the Poto.
mac. During the first years of
the war there reigned a chronic
terror lest Washington should fall
into the hands of the Confederates.
and tremendous guards were kept
around the city. Gen. Stone COM
manded brigade ON the upper
Potoman. Col. u. ID. Baker, who
belonged to his brigade, request t.
ed the General to let him make q
demonstration across the Poto.
mac. He insisted till the permis-
sion was obtained. Then he cross
ed the river with 1,700 men In two
mud scows. The disaster of Balls
Bluff was the result, with the
death of the gallant Col. Baker.
Later developments mado it cer-
tain that the whole misfortune was
the result of Col. Bakers own
rashness. But the indignation of
the country was tremendous.
Congress, as too often, lost its
head before the popular cry, and
determined to sacrifice a victim.
Gen. Stone was selected. He was
imprisoned nearly u year in Fort
Lafayette, in New York bay, and
given no chance to exculpate him.
self. Secretary of War Edwin M.
Stanton seems to haye been dir
ectly responsible for the outrage.
The fullest account of the affair is
given IN Blaine's Twenty Years of
Congress.v Yet, even when re.
leased, the brave and patriotic
Stone Immediately offered bis ser
vices anew to his country, cherish
ing no spirit ofrevenge. But the
wound In his soul was too deep.
He never recovered entirely from
IL. i